''Flesh'' is the second studio album by
David Gray. It was initially released on 6 September 1994, and re-released in 2001.
The cover was changed to a black and white photo for the re-release.
Critical reception
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Trouser Press
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'' wrote that the musicians are led "into semi-electric ladyland on ''Flesh'', using grander arrangements that, thanks to an excess of extroversion in the overall effort, turn the Gaelic aspect of Gray’s music dismayingly toward the Waterboys ... a disappointment."
Track listing
Credits
Musicians
* David Gray – vocals, guitar
* Neil MacColl – backing vocals (track 5), guitar (tracks 1-3, 5 & 8-10), mandolin (tracks 2 & 9), autoharp (track 3), slide guitar (track 6), hi-strung guitar (track 8), Danelectro guitar (track 10)
* David Nolte – bass
* Seamus Beaghen – piano
*
Andy Metcalfe
Andy Metcalfe (born 3 March 1956, Bristol, England) is an English bassist, keyboardist, and producer, who played mainly with The Soft Boys (with Robyn Hitchcock, 1976–1979), Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians (1984–1994), and with Squeeze ...
– organ, piano
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Craig McClune – drums, percussion (1, 2 & 10)
* Roy Dodds – drums, percussion (tracks 3, 5, 6, 8 & 9)
* Simon Edwards – acoustic bass
Production
* Recorded by
Jim Abbiss
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; except tracks 3, 6, 9, and 10 recorded by Jim Abbiss and Jock Loveland, and track 7 recorded by David Gray.
* Mixed by Neil MacColl, Jim Abbiss, and David Gray.
* Photography by John Ross, Lawrence Watson, Richard J. Burbridge, and Thomas Krygier.
References
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David Gray (musician) albums
1994 albums
Virgin Records albums